David Eduard Steiner
Illustration — David Eduard Steiner, lithograph (1838) David Eduard Steiner (7 April 1811, Winterthur – 5 April 1860 also in Winterthur) was a Swiss painter.
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David Eduard Steiner
Steiner, David Eduard, Maler, Lithograf, 1811-1860 · Zentralbibliothek Zürich · Public domain
- Born
- 1811 · Winterthur.
- Died
- 1860 · Winterthur.
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- painter
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and Munich
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Illustration — David Eduard Steiner, lithograph (1838) David Eduard Steiner (7 April 1811, Winterthur – 5 April 1860 also in Winterthur) was a Swiss painter.
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David Eduard Steiner (1811–1860) was a Swiss painter. The painter was born and died in Winterthur.
David Eduard Steiner studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. The painter worked in Winterthur.
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He began studying painting under his father and continued his studies in 1829 at the Munich Academy. He returned to Winterthur in 1837. He first started as a portrait painter, then in 1840, he devoted himself to painting history and landscapes. His works include the tableau entitled "Ulrich Zwingli shaking hands with Martin Luther as a sign of brotherly love" (1856) for the municipal library in Winterthur. The Zentralbibliothek Zürich also has some of his works in their collection, as does the Kunstmuseum Winterthur.
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1811
David Eduard Steiner was born on 7 April 1811.
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David Eduard Steiner died on 5 April 1860.
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- 1.Tapan Bhattacharya / EVU. Steiner, David Eduard. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse. 2012-01-10.
- 2.Zentralbibliothek Zürich, University of Zurich. Salomon Tobler, geb. 10. December 1794 – gest. 19. November 1875 [Bildmaterial] / nach einem Gemälde von Ed. Steiner.
- 3.Swiss Institute for Art Research. SIKART Dictionnaire sur l'art en Suisse.
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David Eduard Steiner studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Activity and practice. Steiner worked at Winterthur. Recorded as having studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.
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